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Is C# development effectively inseparable from the IDE you use?

I'm a Python programmer learning C# who is trying to stop worrying and just love C# for what it is, rather than constantly comparing it back to Python. I'm caught up on one point: the lack of ...
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Is there an IDE for python that creates the same kind of reflective environment that Smalltalk provides?

As anyone who has used Smalltalk knows, one of the main benefits (other than a late-bound language that discourages many poor practices), is that the system is totally transparent and reflective, ...
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Do the scattered tools and lack of rich IDE makes Ruby and Python only suitable for hobbyists? [closed]

I am not against Ruby and Python, but this question evolved from my own experiences with these languages. There are a lot of commonly needed tools scattered everywhere and there is no center stage of ...
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What IDEs (if any) do Python programmers use?

I am starting out with Python and using VIM for now and love it! Coming from a Java + Eclipse background, I feel the speed of development is a little slow compared to using Python + VIM, not only due ...
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Moving to Mac for Python/R Programming

I mostly program in R and occasionally will write a python script. My current setup is Windows 7 and I use Eclipse as my IDE. I am very novice, but as I get deeper into programming, I find myself ...